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nom of the terms finally agreed Upon ; it is my duty, soieninly to declare to you, and through you to the President s that the dispatch from Mr. Canning to Mr. Erskine, which you have made the basis of an oticial correspondence with the latter Ministee e and which Was read by the former to the American Minister in London, is the only dispatch by which the co editions were prescribed' to Mr. Erskine for the conclusion - of an arrangement with thisarouritry on the Matter to which it relates."—Words can have no definite meaning—there is no such thing-as precision or accuracy of expression, if it is possible to torture any part of this pass'age last qeoted into an implicltion that the American Government/at tee titre iney concluded the arrangement' with Mr. ' Erskine, knee that the dispatch from Mr.. Canning restetated him to glee • three conditions which he sub-' nutted to them.—Mr. Jackson addresses Mr. Smith in this [elm of his letter, in a style which ought to' have satisfied him, that the writer emelt-lined : the idea that ,the American Government had, beenlen tirely igeorant-of the extent of Mr.Ersktee'e instruce thins, - not that they knew of the restriction imposed Upon him. " You have informed me, he says, that you-understood that Mr. Erskine had to o sets of in struCtions,one of which had not been communicated either to -you or to the. public." Dees Mr. Jackson allow an expression to escape him, which would ime ply a - drub' of. Mr. Smith's having really -understood thaLMr. Erskine.had such instructions, which had. 'not been 'c - ominunicatedeo hitn e -eno, he proceeds in the :most serious manner to remove the mieappre -hension, -and-assures him solemnly that Mr. Erskine - , never did possess any such instruCtion, nor any other than that to which he refers. In the Letter of the t 1 th of aliker then, no such implication is to be tound : let us now turn to that of the 23d, and "consider whether, taken sepa rately or conneCted with that which we have just' examined, we can disoover it there. • • The first paragraph witch can beak npon the Sub- - jet% is as follows, " I Crave no hesitation in inform ing you, that his Majesty was pleased to disavow the agreement concluded between you anti Mr. Erskine, because it was concluded in violation of that Gentle man's instructions, and altoeether wlthout 'authority to subscribe to the terms of it ;" The reasOrichere as signed, is simple, "because ii was cent:Wed in , violation of Mr. Erskine's inr;trudiotise" - gait lacaute . the American Goernmeot knew that it •NtlaS' cot) . - eluded : in violation of . them,---and, although Mr.' Jackson goes on to state, " these in,trutlions, I now understand by . yoer letter, as well as frein the erbe • vious cledndide tea the liberty-of making , in mine of the 11th instant, kk ere 'at that time in , surbstatice made known to you_;" yeethiseis men. tioned to point out the difference ,between -the ir; structions prescribed to the Minister; and the cone ' ditions upon which he concluded thearraegement— for he immediately adds, "no stronger illustration therefore can be given, of the deviation from thetu which occurred, than by a reference to theeternas of your agreement."— e We get no farther here then, than a repetition of the assertion, that- the-three con ditions contained in Mr. Erskine's instru&ions had been originally made known to the American- Go- . verement.--Jt is true Mr. Jackson-says, " these in-. strudions now understand were in substance made. known to you;'' but the exteni in w hick the word, substance, is to be tintiersood, is -ascertained by his reference to the means of his knowledge of that fact ; " I understand it, he sea's, from yoer letter, - as well as from the obvious th duration which I Made in mine of the a 1 th instant ;"-.-The express on in . Mr. Sihith's letter is as folloays, " cerain it is that your predecessor did present for • my consideration the three condhiuns st Inch now appear in the print ed document •;" These three cotiditons did in fad, contain: tie aubstattee of Mr. Erskine's instruction, died Mr. Smith theiefoie, when his-Own letter was Oats referred te, could - not infer that Mr. Jackson meant to imply airy knowledge beyond them. The obvious - deduction to which Mr. :Jackson alludes in his letter of the l t th was only,what we have be fore recited that the very-aat of substitution -evi dently S!lews that those original conditions -were -very explicitly communicated to 'Mr.- Sr .ith ;—We look in train., here for n the implication of .at such knowledge - as die American, Secretary of State de clares to have been imputed-to hie Government.--, That they .. kneWa the 'conditions upon :which Mr. 'Erskine ‘cis authorized ti)makeansarr.plgen eat with them is most certain,- but that they knew , at the time - the arrangement was made that those were theonly 'conditiona . on which he was antharitedeo conclude it, has not,yet been implied or • insinuated will it be helieVed, will -those who haVenot yet-pee raised these documents ere it me when :L anett; that on advancing a feWc liner 'farther into Me". laticson's letter of the 23d of October, -they will-read-the p- fol lowing passage? You are already acquainted with the instruction WhicleWas giien, and l'haVe -had the honour of informing you that 'it was the only one by which the conditions on which he was to conclude were prescribed."—To what period th en are t h e American-Government referred for their knowledge , of this fact,--when did their communication,with Mr. Jackson comnience,—was he 111 America - at the time the arrangement was made with Mr. Era. kine ?—" 1, he s.tys, have had the honour of in forming you."—When• ? A week before the time ire Was writing, and Months after the arrangement had heewmade with Mr. Erskine; and are we, after this express -declaration on his part of the s e urce and season of- their information, ,to be told that he woud imply that-they had received lt through ano ther channel and at a prior period? If he had • intended to make this offensive implicatien he must have supposed that the establishment of it would support the cause intrusted- to him ; And if so would • he -tare made a specif.dty..daration in' the samelet ter, which if it did notutteriy destroy the implita a tion he would raise, u ould yet grove that he was en tirely unanle to substantiate-it ?e--Would he have so expressly stated that tale American Government de rived their knoWledge of this fact fro, hirees'elf if he wished it to - be believed that- he had rect.:reed it from his predecessor ? It is:scarcely_possible that lie could have, been so injudicious ; 'it he has neee e . if - there, -is any.other part . of this - letter or the: former vthich. • wilt imply any earlier knowledge of- this str ictiou on the p ,rt of t he American Government, it: is in i'cuMbetit upon Asir.. Smith, after. Me Jackson has so expressly ref -rred Inn - I'n) a subs, epee t period, to point o it specifically tie- pass , ge which - co n -La m i t. .1 have Perused them most carefully, but I can discover no such implication in either of these letters, and it is to them 4'e are referred for it. Mr. Jackson is only accused of reiterating and aggt avati rig the same gross insinuation in his letter of the 4th of Nove...ber, and as 'I before observed, if the insinuation was iiever• made, it is not Capable of being repeated or aggra vat(d'; but it is not necessary to shrink from the in vestigatibn of • any part of this correspondence, and having established that no part of the language used by - Mr. 'Jackson in his former letters wilt warrant the implication which has bees drawn from them, I turn with satisfaction to that of the 4th of November which is in answer to Mr.-Smith's one of the Ist of the saute month-; and upon the respective merits of : . these letters, in regard-to the Observance .ot that corurn- which should regulate dipltimalie corres pondence, I would, willingly, rest the respective merits of she- two Ministers who conducted this I—Mr. Smith, in his letter of the Ist bays tb Mr. Jackson —" I abstain, Sir,' from making any particular animadversions on several irrelevant and improper allusions, in your letter, not at all compOrt ing with the professed disposition to' adjust in an amicable Manner - the differences unhappy subsist ing between the two countries. But 'it would -be improper - to conclude the few observations to which I purposely limit myself, withoit adverting lo jour' repetition of a language implying a knoWledge on the part of this Government that the instructions ofyour - • predecessor did not authorize the arrangement form ed by him. After 11;e explicit and peremptoryias ..., severation that this Government had no Sueh ktiOw ledge, and that with such a knowledge no rangetnent would have been entered into, the view, which you have • again presented of the subject, makes it my duty to apprize you,, that suchinsintaa lions are inadmissible in the intercourse of aforeign Minister with a Government. that understands what it owes to itself." I will venture to assert that it is not possible to extract from the whole of 'Mr; Jackson's letters any passage to exceptionable and offensive as Ibis—tie is not only accused here of making several improper but he is. told that these allusions. do get comport with the disposition which..he professes to en!ertain. • The passage contains a dire& and indecent atm. -Sation of improper conduct on the part of .11 , 1 r; .f ack son;and implies a doubt of the sincerity of-Ills pro fessions, in much more direct terms,, than any that Can be found to support th:: implication, of which- Mr. Smith complains ;• and the latter part of the pa ritgrapl, does not inform 11f1r. Jackson, tLe lan-' guage of civt ity, that it - appeared:to - the American- Government that his.letter wound bt ar a constrne tion which was offensive to theM, and require from . - him an explanation of had they done so, I have no doubt he would have replied he was 'not aware that any such construction could be put uj'op language, and that he certainly did not intend-to. offend: them ; bat it positively asserts that he had given them the offence they complain of, and C 041... ciudes, in a tone sufficiently high, with informing him that his insinuation: ate frx, Nova Scotia, Feb. 26, 1810.) troZe cfmagored To.ritiwrolv..l From an Officer in the 95111 to his hrothee. Norwich, on the sub: pet of the affair 'at Barba de ?urea BABA, DE PORCA, MAECE 20, i write. this immediately alter an aciiou with the enemy...- We had been reinforced more companies of our regiment., making altogethrr 300 men, under the. command of Colonel Beckwith. Very near Barba de Porca is a / town called St. Felices, at . which piace the enemy had a garrison of 2009: in lautry and .500 cavalry; between the town. runs't he' rarer Agueda. .sAtillis time of the year it is pas.sahle • but at the bridge, which is situated_ at the bottom of the mountains. The enemy had a strong piquet,- the advanced sentries of . both -parties, ;taring the night, being .Within ten yards cat the bridge. Tile whole country on both .ides of the river is so moult tainous and full of rocks, that I always thought it impossible for either parties Ao hurt each other. Tl.e . French .thonght otherwise, and last night about eight they advanced with 500 'chosen men towards the bridge. Here I confess myself at a loss to know in whatluanner they gassed suck an immensepre cipice: In four hums the 500 ..men were as ern bled at the bridge, exactly at t* o'clock at night, gassed over it, and made .our-advanced sentries pri soners; but our piquet of eighty men, po.+ted be hind the. rocks, immediately opened . a tremenclre,s firing .upon them. The enemy did uot fire, but kept forcing their way up the mountain ; thereby, I suppose, to surprize the rernaiuder 'of our men k but they were deceived ; our piquet retired slowly and in "excellent order, - and in less than ten minutes the.whole elOur 300 were down upon"them. The enemy finding they bad failed surprising us, com menced firing in every direction. Here a general action took place, and continued upwards of, an hour. At this time, half past .one o'clock, and quite moon light, the e.s.etny madea desperate push„ apparently with an intention to charge up the moun tains, shotiting, "./Long live Napoleon !" We, in return gave them three hearty cheers, and inimee diately Charged ; the enemy gave way, and fell down the rocks it every direction.. I have not time to leirtilhe exact number of killed and wound ed ; however, we have only one officer, Lieut. Mercer, killed, and about 12 men. We' have found two of and 20 Frenchmen killed. Col. Beckwith received a shot through the - cap ; _the fel '. low was not more than-six yards distant at the tine that, hefired ; the Colonel knocked him down, and' made burn a prisonerher begged the Colonel to spare his life, saying he 'had given an Ettgligh sol dier. a shirt -at Colunna. The enemy had 2000 men formed on the bids, ready to cross the bridge, ' if the 590 chosen men had succeeded in forcieg the pass. I.forgot to mention we bad 100 Spanish :sol diers . . with us ; the Captain and 30 men foti.z;ht , well; the other' officers and 70 men ran off the moment they heard the enemy had crossed the bridge." , . On Friday•night, some ttilevei sealed the 'garden' wall - of .I\elr. Taylor,, di ktahipsteal, - with a l i int-efl.t.' to'-rob 'the house. ; but:being alarmed by the. wat t ~ they made a precipitate retreat, without effector a _their p ii . pose • , ,Tri the Bill now before Parlia:;tent for amerding the laws relative to I...:rni)ike road,, it -;s t useit' that Wriiete air' cart' or Waggon' eAti'led to ex.emr lion from toll on accoont of iti conveying toddei yr manure; shall-have - paid toll on pa-sing throe h 3 turnpike-gate empty, the drivers shall be, entitled tr!. receive' batik such toils on passing the gate lolde d with fodder or manure, in the course of the s'fr e , day. Another clause enatis, that the names tOWnS , 4trid -villages shall be inscribed in legible cb--d -rafterWatrtheir entrances;, - A penalty is imposed 0 11 Toll Collectors giving base coin in change,' alld , fusing to take it back, . GIVE AND TAKE.—Saturday, in the Patice , Coo rt i a Greenwich ; coaehnzaii, named nummei, bl. damages against, another stage-driter on tbf smile road, •nained Grew, for .an '"" atiion arising dot of tie same affray: Grew *to 15 .. 4 Week t he . piain tiff, and he then obtaine(l.6 (.1:11: 1 ) 1 ig' S against Plummer. This pugilistic _conflict, attar: tpuch Iltitting on each side; endedin a drawn baw' e i l'' their lcg,itl,coptest m soorhat'sitnilar - ; ,has oblaintld n verdict, -. and each had bcpn, • deo - 14U. to:pay •damages-and costs. StIIP pl tr,, CR AVISIIND. 2i.,' Arrived—La EsperanCe, Lieut. (ester (a-Prize), fro - Isle likance ; a-nd the Stypense, Sitalolls, from the lifitannia, Sewell, for ; ket, Duckworth, 'for. Gibraltar; and the Raven, It4Y, tot Mogadore; • On the 12th inst. at i_7oleyic li t,nearlieadilig;.Beirki,. tir !" ' Lady ot 'oho M'Connell, Esq, of a Son. 0 n Friday, in Soin'crset-street, the Lady of Thomas well, Esq. of a Dan titer. On the ais.t inst.. at Pimlico Ladge, Mrs. Flliot, of a S ol , l * • OdSaturday, at Forage Cottage, n e a r Wickham, the LOC of Captain Money,- of the Royal Navy, of a Daughter. , On , Sunday. morning, Mrs. DunaldsOn, of Hast-strC C4 Bloomsbury, of A,S01): . , MARRIED. On ‘Vednesdai the r th 'init. at St: Georges, Ranea'eZ squire, Mr. Cerirge Henry Samuel Gilbert, to Mi;s ru il " lupe Westina.curr . On IVednet , tl y list, Lieutenant George Coltman, to y Charlotte Crew, of Portsea. On the a'th inst. at Sheffield-House Kensington, mas Robin,:ori, Esq. in the:B4th year w' his age. The same dAy, at his 'Joule in Srauttord-street, 'EC° Hodgkinson, Esq in the 78ilt ye. if his. age. , ft .-et Ort Saturday, John Trevanion, Esq. many ;ears Are... be for Rover. . ot : The same day, Charles Atkins, in hi s l o th ycar, Mr. S heritl A tkins. . , On .tlie• ztst inst. aged 71, at Lot?g.Stow; ir.the onuntY of Cambridge, the Rev < Richard Flaigicin,_M.A:` Kett'!": - 'that Parish, and of Croxton, in the same County. • On Sund4-y last, at Mr. Wiltshire's, Clapham . .Corrum" 4 : . ! Mary Ann, elirest daughter of Mr. W instanley, of Old 13roa a street. The same morning, ih l'ortugal-stseet,, .Harriet :mond, Second daughter of the rate: Henry Druypnund, Es?.' , On Tuesday last, at his house •in Stonehouse, Plymo!'!".1 Captain D. Wynter, of the Royal Navy, after an Dino" nearly three months. LONDON MAkKETS, diGG . RETURN OF WHEAT IN . MARK.LANF.„. By Messrs. Cu 151.15 and M At.t.as., Meal Weighers, - Including only front April 9, to April 1 44 agreeably to the A d. - • , 53 Quarters at 1,184 ad , Bzz Quarters at 96s 0 ,, 47 ------- at ;16, ad %Et '-..-...--.7-, at -9i, od 44 -- at t 55s od' 1303 ,--,---- at 945 64 194 ----- at I t4s t.d 1 zoo 24 ..---** at t tzs od ' 1 975 2...;,4 -..-.... at 1105 ad 9z4 i 92 ----- at 1095•od IL 7g 25 , -) - a t Bss 0 ,1 nos -- - at :36. o 4 88 at t 03s ad 2 ---- at 84,i act tn. - at B*s oci 2 -- at tc , 4s od I 640 6,5.3. --.- at boas ad I 2 . 360 —at 98s od 1 9 -----1- at 75s od And 8 Quarters at 725. per Quarter. 'rota; 877z'Quatiters.—Average 945. iii. - 25. 744. lowtr than last Return. . A Kb:TORN OF FLOI From April 7 ' to April 13, from the Sacks. s. d. Sacks. s. (i. —95 o I 2,0 --86 6 10,285 --90 0 238 ---- 86 352 99 o 2.5 t 85 0 1119—= 88 o ( 20 —8461 451 8 7 0 1 • 70 ---84o ' Total-'.13,183 Sacks. —6-Average 89: os. od. lower than last v. U Cocket r o.flice: S ac k s. s• "' * SZ I $k 120 --- 82 361(1- perS2cl4, SEEDS. Red Clover - 3os. od. to ItCos. do, White ditto . . 7os. od. to 12,0• do. Trefoil . - - res. od. to yqs. do. • .‘ lll7: C eu i 'de i r i n' t; i7dsGs Mustard reep -n Seed (7°1 2 84 5i. o e° : d t dc tto :o 1 6°2 2 :4 s ss . s add. quartet..b - Brown ditto -14 s. od. to xis. od. do,. Carraway seeds - egs. od. to Os. ad Corialider do. .sts cd. to z4s. , Oil-Cake, at the 'Mill - j 61.. tbs. per Thousar.•• PRICE OF 001'S. __~Y, T t Stone Cpal 2 Cti llll . . . . . 1 . 10.14 ...R., iNi . i fl..a. :.., •, • I 1 / 4 ._ iA .% Ai,...) hit ic.l4. IS, 41-1-Nu. 4, M•rtl.-.EI-COlf t,-13(:),V-'.(riet . ; . .10:1 i'lliil6 (11 try %-. I 1.4 I: M A It. MI (.; F . . I.: 'SC :1 V I'S, Smith Motsoleitiref, Gr,”*Tev•or rq.4.‘: e. At ti,e SUN-UFFICE i No. 112, Strand. wL.e.-e idvertisemenis; Orderi . for the, PCiP'.'7', - I,vlleif for thc,-.Editor, &c. (post-pid)PtiltAtflniaddros:Alt ... B A G > . FOC3rI TS• Kent; 41. Os. to IL tgs. Kent, 4!. 105 : Sussex, 31. tos. to 4i. 4s. Sussex., 131. os. CO 4 1 . n 41 . 4 ' 4ssex, 41. Q s. to 51. os. Farnham, 61. —s. to tot RAW HIDES. 44 Best Ileifers&Steers,(perst.) Ordinary zs 4d to ss. - 35 od 20 32 4Ct Market_Cdir 14S od each j j Middlings zs Sd to Is tp:i Eng.ilorse 145 od to ; 05 v Sheep Skins .. . 4; od to gs od Lamb Skins . - zs 63. to 3s 64 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS- By tive Carcase. 4 , o i tti. Reef 4s. od. to Ss. od. Veal 45. od. to Mutton 4s. od. to Zs. 4d. 4'oti& OS. 4d. to 4-• St. IANIES's HAY MAIU.cET, April 2 3.. ~j; Hay, 51. os. od, to 61. t 6,. od,—Aver. S t. 0 3 . " Straw; 21. 175. od.. to 31. 9i. gd.—Aver. 31. 3s. al. IVIIITECHNPEL HAY . MARKET. i hlar 51. los. ed. to 61. od.—Aver. 4 5 • c • New 01. os. od. t 9 91- os. od.— Met. 01. QS. Ci r " Clover, . od. to Si. 04. od.—AVVF., 7i. jos. Oa Straw, al. tea. od. to 31. tos. ed.—Aver. 31..35. PRICF. OF TALLOW. St. James's Market 43. srt. trawnTallow 755, 64.. -5 * Clara Market 4s. s t } d. Yellow 12.u..sia 76;. c'` , • - Wilitecliap.Mirket 4s. ji.t. White do. /2s. ad. os. o ' t • per ,s tune ot Blb. -.--- Snap dn, 7os. —s. ad. • ' , gs. 2d. 1 N Vatting, StutriB-;. oi• C Average price 41. 44. ' Ilit,to.toua) 36s as. Ca. Graves 12s. od. - , ' Good Dr , _•gs 12s. ad. • YeilP , '" Soar), 94s.—Mottled, 164 , .-- Curd,.rcB 3 - [ riclit C.ll,lles per clozen; • 0,5. 61.":"NlOtitiS rp .6 I P ' _...4 CO ttKI-,TS.• April) Ships at Mdrnkct Ships Sid • , ' ' Prices. IS. , 21 New , at at 495. 6d. tCl.s.i' I ;it 675; od. 2 52d. ott. NORFOLK AGRICULTPRzIL SOCIETY. • A General Meeting of this Society was held, for" the first lime; at Norwich on Friday se'nnight, -in order to give the farmers of East • Norfolk an oppor tunity of she wing bullocks Awl shearling wethers.— . : Four bullocks (all steers) were shewu, of which two were bred and fed by Mr. Robert Heath, of l'abxworth, . they were twins; one bred.and fed by. Mr, John Burcham, of St. .Faith's ; and one, a Scot - , fed by Mr. Sibell, of South Walsliarn. The premiums for the best bullocks wereone of five, pounds, and the second of three pounds value ; they were both adjudged to Mr. Heath, whose bullocks were' generally admired . .for their beautiful symme 'try; the smallness of their : hone,. and the, lightness 'of their offali. in which qualifications we seldom see , . bullocks of any breed to exceed them. The weight. of: the best was supposed to be , a6 stone, of 14111s„' 10 the atone ;• and that of the second somewhat lesa. They were' . g6oci s examples of the sentiments gene rally inculcaleid .amongst 'graziers 4 ! small in size, and great in value." .Mr. Heath, in his certificate, stated these bullocks to be three years old,_ and to have been feeding, from the.beginning of Novem- _ ber -last, ~ upon turnips, and hay only, ,and to have had not more than eight stones of turnips, and titlbs. - of: hay each per day,' :which will amount, to not -Mote than eight tons of turnips, or nearly one 'third of an , acre, and one ton of hay each, Few instances can be produced of a smaller consumption of food.. . . Mr. John Burcham's bullock was an excellent . home-bred his live 'weight was 145 stones :71bs. of 14ibs. to the stone : he has been feeding upon_ grass, : turnips, and hay ; and, 'during the last , t wo months, upon Swedish turnips : he is 'three years and'eight months old. This bullock haS much less of coarse meat than is usually found Upon - such 'bullocks, and afforded the company and the public. much gratifi cation., Two premiums only had been advertised, and, as these were decidedly. due to Mr. Heath for his, twins, the Society could only return thanks to Mr.. Burcham; for eXhibiting his very meritorious buirock. Mr. Sibell's Scot was esteemed an 'excel lent bullock, and. he received the thanks of the Sc ciety for shewing him uron this occasion. For the prizes for shear - hug waters, Mr. int Heath, of Hemblington, sent three South.. s;wns, fed by himself upon turnips and hay, in a flock of 400 wet hers: They were bred lay Mr. William Adams, of Barton, near-Bury St. Edmund's, and were a credit both to the breeder and feeder.— Te premium of a piece of plate, Of seven pounds v:.1111e, Was' adjtidgedao Mr.. Heath; and one of his wethers was -slaughtered by Mr. Lamb, and "Xlll bitcd. next morning :publicly. The carcase weighed 1 I.Vlbs. and the loose fat l QUM "I'. Wm. Coke, Esq. of Hoikham, sheaved - three half-bred shearling .wethers, from South-down ewes, by a Merino ram, bred and fed by himself. These have been feeding upon turnips and pea-straw during the winter, and. since the turnips were fi-' nished, upon hay and grass, They are part of a flock of 300 wethers. A piece of plate, of seven pounds value, was adjudged to Mr. Coke. One 'of these wethers was slaughtertd,by Mr. Kett, and. shewn publicly next morning; the carcase weighed 851hs. and the loose fat 15lbs. The mutton of these half-bled, is excellent. -Mr. coke will, at piesent, deliver no -opinion upon the merit of the Merino sheep, or of any crosses froth them. He is taking ail pnblic means to ascertain their value, comparsd with other 1 - 3:eLciu nu 4, ac C,IOLI•RS ho has ganglier] his own mind- upon the subjea, he will not fail ro communicate it to the public. -He only desires all prejudices in these cases to be done away, and to have careful and candid experiments made. Too much, praise cannot be given to Gentlemen who serve the public thus. MI - . Coke - sent also a Me rino ram and ewe, each one-year old; and three half s bred wethers, three years old each, from a sJuth-down ewe by a Merino rem. These eXhi •bitions gave the company much pleasure. Mr, Balls, of Saxlnigharn, sheaved three half-breds, of the same croft as Mr. Coke's; but as they were the only. wethers he has, the Committee did not deem them to come under the intention of the Society, which is- to encourage early maturity, and for that_ purpose to give premiums to the best shearlings, which may be deemed specimens of the flock feed iug for market. r! Together-with .the above premiums, the servants of the successfuloanciidates are entitled to one-fifth of the value 'of =t fie 'premiums adjudged . to their masters, to be . paid by the Society. A very deserving labourer, by name John Reeve, who works with Mr,'Benjainin Raven, of Horning. ton, was recommended to the Society. The man is 84years of age, has worked 70 years and up wards upon the same farm, has brought up eight children,. and (lel er received relief from his parish, except in the time of scarcity. The fund voted by the Society to reward meritorious labourers be. tween the anniversary, 1809, and the anniversary, 181 u, was all apportioned at • the last General Meeting, and therefore this claim was recommend- td to the Committee to be awarded at the next an niversary. ' • Atter viewing the stock, the company assembled at the Maid's Head, to dinner, at half-past two o'clock, and sat down in number 48 ; amongst whom were T. W. Coke, Esq. President ; S. I'. South- Jehosaphat Posile, W. Heath, and T. Track, Esqrs. ; Messrs. J. Reeve, Beck, St. John Priest, R. Heath, T. Leeds, Wm. Samuel, Rob. Burcham, J. l3urcham, &c. Tne pirates in the China. seas . lately made a ..de 3Cent on,the coast, to the Eastward of Macao, and plundered. Ape- village .of KranShu, putting 3000 of . the :inhabitants to the sword. The Chinese Government have, in consequence, applied to the British tor the lean of some armed vessels, two of Which have. been granted, and were, at the datg of. the last advices, fitting out at Prince of Wales Byletters from Shetland, of the t Ith April, we are happy to find that the accounts of the loss of .the- Experimegt.Greenland ship, at London, lately..cir-, culated, are not true ; but ..we are. sorry tQ hear that three lintish vessels had been wrecked there,: supposed: bound for Ireland with timber, viz. the Doi - who; a • Arundell, crew say.ed.; and the Gur of :Diaw, only three men saved out of: 2 the other mink; unknown. t r „ Sk; I.f 1 4 . th e „ to, ".40 a "N 11, 1 ', 1 % e a t 7.1 4 h 'e 4 p 4i t 'o4:4st • 1 411 . !'3l, r),. , qt ‘ . • t lL'' '~~ t il 1w J.~• ~, ~._ X r ° to d c